Alternative Health

351. Alternative Health Treatments for People Who Give Too Much By Dawn Breeze-George
     Being a modern traveler, you probably get onto an airplane these days, find your seat, pull out a paperback and tune out those all-important instructions from the flight attendant about emergency procedures. Let me refresh your memory. At some point in the presentation, the flight attendant usually says something like, “Please place the oxygen mask on yourself, before assisting others.” Let’s follow that profound message for a moment and apply it to your everyday life.We receive messages on…



352. Healing With Color FAQ By D.S. Braun
     Can Color Therapy Be Used With Other Healing Techniques?Yes, color and crystal therapy combine very very well - as does color therapy with reflexology. You can learn more of this by reading additional articles at AkobiAromas.com under Reflexology, Crystals and Color at the Article Archive.What is an Aura?By definition the aura is the energy field or “ Life Force” that surrounds, encompasses and permeates all living things. The human aura is similar to a force field protecting and vitalizing ev…



353. A New Member of the Family - Kefir Grains By Jerry King
     Kefir grains.....what are they?Why do people name them? Talk to them? Love them?My sister found out about them and wanted to get some. I told her I would find a source and have them sent to her.I found some on e-bay and had them sent to Donna (my sister). She named them (the ya-ya sisters), fed them and started sending me reports of how they were improving her health. They were growing so fast she begin sharing her extra grains with her friends.They named their grains and loved and cared for…



354. It May Appear Small, but It is Powerful By Roberta Barnes
     This is the perfect description of the first level or first degree in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Usui Reiki Ryoho, commonly shortened to Reiki, is the name Mikao Usui gave to the vibration of love and harmony of universal energy he connected to in 1921. Take a minute to think of all the strength contained in love, and in harmony. This will give you an idea of how powerful the combination of these two vibrations is. The strength of Reiki is such that it needs nothing to increase its strength. Training …



355. Just The Tea FAQs: Health Benefits (Part II) By Gary Griffin
     A hot cup of tea might be just the thing to soothe a sore throat, warm the body, or relax with after a stress-filled day. But tea is more than just a comfort drink. Its healthful properties make it a smart choice for just about everyone. Tea has been used as a medicine in other cultures for many years, but it has only recently gained a great deal of media attention for the many nutritional benefits it offers.Tea’s Medicinal PastWhile most Westerners drink tea for pleasure and refreshment, peop…



356. Has Psychiatry Got It Wrong? By Pradeep Chadha
     My first encounter with western psychiatry started in Ireland, thirteen years ago, when I came from India. It was the ‘advanced’ psychiatric training in this part of the world that attracted me to coming here. However, within a few months of starting my training, I realised that what I was learning was the de-humanisation of ill people.There appeared to be a lack of hope in the psychiatric services, among both the consumers and the providers of the services. In the name of ‘professionalism’, p…



357. Why Use An Aromatherapy Diffuser? By Gerry McCarthy
     We breathe 22,000 times a day, inhaling 400 cubic feet of air.We spend 80% of our time indoors where air may be no cleaner than outdoors air. A diffuser is the easiest, most effective method of dispersing essential oils without altering their fragrance and therapeutic value. Diffused oils enhance the harmony and well being of body, mind and spirit.Aromatherapy diffusers have been around for a long time. But until now there has never been a diffuser like ESSENTIAL AIR. With it's patented d…



358. Flu Vaccine Hysteria By Lee Cummings
     Last week the media circus surrounding the flu vaccine reached a crescendo.Half of all the flu vaccine supply is not available this year!Why? Because the British company that supplies half of the U.S. flu vaccine supply was shut down by health officials.Does it really matter?Unless you are under 2 or over 65 and are in poor health, It doesn’t matter.Because of the flu vaccine shortage The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have said that healthy people under the age of 65 should do without a fl…



359. Arthritis Diet Myths- Don't Be Fooled By These Food Fables! By Nathan Wei
     One of the most popular myths I hear from my patients is that eating golden raisins soaked in gin will cure arthritis. There is no good research to support this notion. Save your money.A recent popular diet, the Dong diet, advocates the elimination of fruits, red meats, and dairy foods. Not only is there no scientific evidence to support this diet but there may be potential harm. By eliminating so many potentially nutritious foods, there is the danger of causing a deficiency of important n…



360. High Blood Pressure and Tai Chi Therapy By Bill Douglas
     Way back in 2003, the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine’s Oct. 9th issue reported a study finding that Tai Chi “could decrease blood pressure and results in favorable lipid profile changes and improve subjects' anxiety status. Therefore, Tai Chi could be used as an alternative modality in treating patients with mild hypertension, with a promising economic effect.” This study laid out a way to save our society, perhaps billions of dollars annually, and possibly save some patien…



361. This Popular Food is a Pain in the Neck, Joints, and Rump! By Heidi Whitaker
     Gluten is found in wheat, oats, barley, and rye. Doctors have reported a higher than normal percentage of people with autoimmune disorders are allergic to gluten. They suggest complete avoidance for at least one month to see if benefits will occur. (http://www.digitalnaturopath.com/cond/C536241.html#G90)Studies have also shown that wheat can irritate patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, (http://carbon.hampshire.edu/~cjarvis/NS120/2002/RA.Web/nutrition.html) Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromya…



362. Various Types of Herbal Medicine: Used for Thousands of Years to Successfully Treat Diseases By Danny Siegenthaler
     Interest in medicinal herbs is on the rise again and the interest is primarily from the pharmaceutical industry, which is always looking for ‘new drugs’ and more effective substances to treat diseases, for which there may be no or very few drugs available.Considering the very long traditional use of herbal medicines and the large body of evidence of their effectiveness, why is it that we are not generally encouraged to use traditional herbal medicine, instead of synthetic, incomplete copies of…



363. Low Back Pain - Ayurvedic Management By Shashikant Patwardhan
     Low back pain is one of the most common pain disorders today .It is a chronic condition characterized by a persistent dull or sharp pain per the lower back. It may be also associated with burning, stiffness, numbness or tingling with the pain shooting down the buttocks and the legs.When we stand, the lower back functions to hold most of the weight of the body. When we bend, extend or rotate at the waist, the lower back is involved in the movement. Low back ache is often precipitated by moving,…



364. The Immune System: Don't Leave Home Without It By Dr Robert Gamble
     Imagine your reaction when you open a fortune cookie and it reads, “Psychics will lead dogs to your body.” Sort of unnerving, huh? It is, if you don’t first roll over in gut-busting laughter. But, I’m told, that really did happen… I don’t know the reaction of the person involved, but it could have been a bit uncomfortable. After all, why do we open the “fortune cookie” to begin with?Anyway, people can be disturbed by things like that…and history is replete with such tales. As a physician, w…



365. Healing, Your Child and Flower Essences By Michaela Scherr
     He wasn’t like this several weeks ago, far from it, and so I decided to purchase a combination bottle of flower essences called ‘Confid’ Essence. This particular combination was taken over a two week period, twice per day and helped him deal with low self-esteem issues, guilt, and shyness. It’s almost like there’s a new kid in town.So far there’s never been a time where I haven’t had great results whilst taking these essences. They’re not conventional medicine; rather their healing qualitie…



366. Contact Lenses Explained And Compared To Glasess By Declan Tobin
     Many people over the past ten years have changed from glasses to contact lenses but are they really worth it? This is a question that you need to answer for yourself. Many people change to contacts as they find them less expensive to purchase and certainly less expensive to replace.If you lead an active life well contacts are for youMost people involved in some sort of sporting activity much prefer contact lenses and that’s for the obvious reasons. Contacts are less dangerous and many sporting…



367. Eradicate Your Stutter By Steve Hill
     Apparently one percent of British people suffer from the speech impediment called a stutter. In this article I describe how to beat a stutter and how to achieve fluency.When I had a stutter, I used to be afraid of certain words beginning with certain letters. Words which began with "b" were especially hard to say. I also had problems with d, v, g, and p words. I would avoid these words and also try to find alterantive words to say. This word substitution is something that I regularly did, howe…



368. Understanding Herbology By Gabriel Foster
     The use of herbs as early forms of medicine or healing aid dates back centuries, as far back as the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, East Indian, Chinese, and many South American Cultures. Herbs are generally safe and like warm sunshine, natural and beneficial to mind, body and spirit, not to mention affordable compared to prescription medicine. Herbs can be listed in three main categories, food, medicinal, and poisonous.Confusion Is Only IllusionHerb can be pronounced with the “h” (H-E-R-B) or with…



369. The Future of Healing... By Bill Austin
     Your FUTURE is NOT in a doctor's office or a vial of prescription drugs.Western medicine has done a wonderful job in treating our symptoms and masking the pain of physical imbalances with drugs that cost a small fortune. Pain temporarily dissipates, perhaps, or symptoms lessen, but the root cause often remains. The sad news about this is, the older we get, the more we’ll come to rely on expensive pills and the more frustrating time we’ll spend in medical facilities.Unless…Doesn’t it make mor…



370. Love, Appreciation, and the Heart By Lorna Minewiser
     As I started to write this article a few words from a song kept running through my head “all you need is love...” This month we will be bombarded with ads for cards and gifts and urgings to show others that we love them. Many religions and traditions exhort us to “love one another,” to care about others and to appreciate the gifts of life. In both advertising and tradition the heart is the symbol of love.Recent scientific discoveries have found that the heart is actually involved in emot…



371. What Is Aromatherapy? By C. Bailey-Lloyd
     What is aromatherapy? Used for centuries, aromatherapy is known to have been utilized by the Egyptian physician, Imhotep; and Hippocrates. The first person to dub the term "aromatherapy, was French chemist, Rene-Mauric Gattefosse during the 1930s.Aroma-generating oils are extracted from specific plants to be used therapeutically. Alcohol, oil or lotion is combined with these extracted oils to create the aromatherapy effect. Aromatherapy is when these formulated aromas are then massaged into th…



372. Evening Primrose Oil Benefits By K. Perry
     The evening primrose oil which we use is extracted from the seeds of Oenthera biennis, a plant native to North America. The evening primrose plant resembles a primrose but is related to the willow herb group.This oil is called evening primrose oil and it is believed to have many health benefits. There is much documented evidence on the benefit of evening primrose oil. To begin with, evening primrose oil is a source of the essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic (GLA) evening primrose oil with the…



373. Does A Compulsive Gambler Really Want To Stop Gambling? By Howard Keith
     This question most gamblers ask themselves when they begin to realize gambling has affected their lives.Most gamblers intent is not to lose all their money, but rather to win big and buy all those materialist items they have always dreamed of. Gamblers are not selfish people; in fact they enjoy buying things for their family and friends.Compulsive gamblers live their lives to just place one more bet. It doesn’t matter if a compulsive gambler is up five thousand dollars, they will still gambl…



374. How Laughing Is Good For Your Health By John Ryan
     When thinking about alternative medicine, most people picture plants, crystals, needles, maybe some bugs and leeches, but few realize that jokes, humor and comedy are truly medicines, in their own right. It has long been established that optimists live longer than pessimists, but now there is some hard evidence that people with a better sense of humor also have longer and healthier lives. Your "stay healthy" plan should include a joke and a 20-minute comedy show, to go with the broccoli and ca…



375. Warts Home Remedies By Charles Silverman N.D.
     Warts are small benign growths on the skin, caused by a variety of related, slow-acting viruses HPV (human papilloma virus). There are at least sixty known types of HPV. Warts may appear singly or in clusters. We will talk about three types of warts: Common warts, Plantar warts, and genital warts.Common warts can be found anywhere on the body, but are most common on the hands, fingers elbows, forearms, knees, face, and the skin around the nails. Most often, they occur on skin that is expose to…



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